1st Edition

Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry

Edited By Hans-Jörg Schneider Copyright 2012
    454 Pages 96 Color & 276 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    454 Pages 96 Color & 276 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry introduces the use of non-covalent interactions and molecular recognition for many fields. Applications include the analysis of technically, medically, and environmentally important chemical compounds, their separation, purification and removal, and the design of new materials, including supramolecular electronics. The book also explores biological interactions and applications in the food and textile industries.

    Introduction and Overview
    Hans-Jorg Schneider
    Inorganic Analytes and Sensors
    Enrique Garcia-Espana, M. Teresa Albelda, and Juan C. Frias
    Organic and Biological Analytes
    Hans-Jorg Schneider
    Potentiometric Ion Sensors: Host–Guest Supramolecular Chemistry in Ionophore-Based Ion-Selective Membranes
    Erno Lindner, Robert E. Gyurcsanyi, and Erno Pretsch
    Supramolecular Self-Assembly Governed Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Chemical Sensing
    Agnieszka Pietrzyk-Le, Chandra K. C. Bikram, Francis D’Souza, and Wlodzimierz Kutner
    Supramolecular Chromatography
    Volker Schurig
    Industrial and Environmental Applications: Separation and Purification
    Hans-Jorg Schneider
    Chemomechanical Materials
    Hans-Jorg Schneider
    Supramolecular Structures in Organic Electronics
    Dirk Beckmann and Klaus Mullen
    Molecular Tectonics: An Approach to Crystal Engineering
    Mir Wais Hosseini
    Supramolecular Complex Design and Function for Photodynamic Therapy and Solar Energy Conversion via Hydrogen Production: Common Requirements for Molecular Architectures for Varied Light-Activated Processes
    Jing Wang, Shamindri Arachchige, and Karen J. Brewer
    Supramolecular Polymers
    Brent E. Dial and Ken D. Shimizu
    Supramolecular Hydrogels for Soft Nanotechnology
    Hsin-Chieh Lin and Bing Xu
    Supramolecular Drug-Delivery Systems
    Andreas Mohr and Rainer Haag
    Proteins and Nucleic Acids Targeting
    Laura Baldini, Francesco Sansone, Alessandro Casnati, and Rocco Ungaro
    Gadolinium(III) Complexes–Based Supramolecular Aggregates as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
    Antonella Accardo, Diego Tesauro, and Giancarlo Morelli
    Applications in the Food and Textile Industries
    Hans-Jurgen Buschmann
    Index

    Biography

    Hans-Jorg Schneider is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Universitat des Saarlandes, Germany.

    "The time is ripe for the present volume, which gathers thorough presentations of the numerous actually realized or potentially accessible applications of supramolecular chemistry by a number of the leading figures in the field. The variety of topics covered is witness to the diversity of the approaches and the areas of implementation…a broad and timely panorama of the field assembling an eminent roster of contributors."
    —Jean-Marie Lehn, 1987 Noble Prize Winner in Chemistry